Legal Opinion
United States v. Medina
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 25, 2005No. 04-2527PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Edgar Medina was convicted of illegal possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, heroin, and marijuana, and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He appeals his conviction and his sentence, which was imposed under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines before they were held to be advisory rather than binding on trial courts. United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). We affirm the conviction but remand to the trial court for resentencing in light of Booker.
I. Background
On February 7, 2004, the…
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